International Day of Happiness - 20 March 2016
"I
will try to create more happiness in the world around me"
International Day of Happiness aims to promote the idea that the pursuit
of happiness is universal.
In 2012, the United Nations (UN) declared March 20 to be observed as the
International Day of Happiness
What is the International Day
of Happiness ?
It’s a day to be happy, of course! Since 2013, the
United Nations has celebrated the International Day of Happiness as a way to
recognise the importance of happiness in the lives of people around the world. The
UN just launched 17 Sustainable Development Goals that seek to end poverty,
reduce inequality, and protect our planet – three key aspects that lead to
well-being and happiness.
The United Nations
invites each person of any age, plus every classroom, business and government
to celebrate the International Day of Happiness each year on March 20.
Background
Speaking at the High Level Meeting on "Happiness and Well-Being:Defining a New Economic Paradigm" convened during the sixty-sixth
session of the General Assembly, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon stated that the
world “needs a new economic paradigm that recognizes the parity between the
three pillars of sustainable development. Social, economic and environmental
well-being are indivisible. Together they define gross global happiness.
The meeting was convened at an
initiative of Bhutan, a country which recognized the supremacy of national
happiness over national income since the early 1970s and famously adopted the
goal of Gross National Happiness over Gross National Product.
The General Assembly of the United
Nations in its resolution 66/281 of 12 July 2012 proclaimed 20 March the
International Day of Happiness recognizing the relevance of happiness and
well-being as universal goals and aspirations in the lives of human beings
around the world and the importance of their recognition in public policy
objectives.
The United Nations invites Member
States, international and regional organizations, as well as civil society,
including non-governmental organizations and individuals, to observe the
International Day of Happiness in an appropriate manner, including through education
and public awareness-raising activities.
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